• Low-cost uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) as a novel tool for welfare assessments on open pen commercial crocodile farms 

  Myburgh, Albert; Viljoen, Devon M.; Myburgh, Jan G.; Downs, C.T.; Webb, E.C. (Edward Cottington); Woodborne, S. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  BACKGROUND : The welfare of crocodiles on commercial farms in southern Africa requires precise assessment, focusing on stocking densities and pen conditions. However, disputes between animal welfare groups and farm owners ...
• Evidence for a host switching in the maintenance of canid rabies variant in two wild carnivore species in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa 

  Ngoepe, C.E.; Shumba, W.; Sabeta, Claude Taurai (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  Rabies is a zoonotic infectious disease that causes at least 59 000 human deaths worldwide annually, with 95% of the cases occurring in the developing countries of Asia and Africa. There are two Lyssavirus rabies (RABV) ...
• Ketamine-butorphanol-medetomidine for the immobilisation of free-living hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) 

  Roug, Annette; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Netshitavhadulu, L.; Leiberich, Marion; Buss, Peter Erik (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  Free-ranging spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) are immobilised for a variety of purposes, including wildlife-human conflict mitigation, research, and veterinary treatment. Combinations of tiletamine-zolazepam (Zoletil) and ...
• Parasites burden in peri-urban free-roaming pigs in Gert Sibande District Municipality, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa 

  Munzhelele, P.; Sibeko, N.P.S.; Oguttu, J.W.; Mbajiorgu, C.A.; Fasina, Folorunso Oludayo (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  BACKGROUND : Parasite infections, unlike regulated animal diseases, do not often receive attention. In fact, parasites are major sources of financial losses in pig enterprises, particularly in subsistence and small-scale ...
• Helminth parasites of impalas, Aepyceros melampus, in eastern southern Africa, collected during 1973 to 2007 

  Horak, Ivan Gerard; Junker, K.; Braack, L.E.O.; Gallivan, G.J. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  This paper summarises published and unpublished data on helminths collected systematically from 424 impalas at 11 localities in eastern southern Africa, from St. Lucia in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to the Tuli Block in north-eastern ...
• Effects of lead shielding on gamma radiation scatter energy spectrum during equine bone scintigraphy 

  Kafka, Ulrike; Beukes, P.; Slabbert, J.P.; Carstens, Ann (Medpharm Publications, 2024-08)

  The main aim of this pilot study was to determine how the energy spectrum of scatter radiation emitted from horses after injection of the radiopharmaceutical 99mTechnetium-methyl diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP), changed behind ...
• The effect of a warmed enema during ovum pick-up on subsequent in vitro oocyte maturation in southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) 

  Vorster, L.; De Bruin, Phillippus Rudolf; Smuts, M.P. (Mario); Durrant, B.S.; De la Rey, M.; Herbst, C.; Holm, Dietmar Erik (Medpharm Publications, 2024-08)

  BACKGROUND : Rhinoceros are currently one of the most threatened mammal species globally. Slow population growth, increased poaching and habitat destruction have led to increased conservation efforts for each species. ...
• The potential effect of Garlium GEM HCTM as a tick control agent in cattle 

  Hagg, Francois Marius; Erasmus, Lourens Jacobus; Stoltsz, Wilhelm Heinrich (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  As resistance to chemical acaricides increases amongst tick populations, investigations of natural remedies that have acaricidal or tick-repellent effects have become essential in the search for alternatives for sustainable ...
• The time course of lactate and endocrine changes in dogs suffering from dog bite wounds 

  Van Zyl, Estee; Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.); Schoeman, Johan P. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  BACLGROUND : The stress response after acute trauma in humans and animals has been well-recognised in the literature. However, data on temporal changes in endocrine parameters after acute trauma in previously healthy dogs ...
• Comparison of the immobilisation and cardiorespiratory effects of thiafentanil-azaperone versus thiafentanil-medetomidine-azaperone in African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) 

  Faber, Vanessa; Burroughs, Richard E.J.; Meyer, Leith Carl Rodney; Hansen, H.J.; Gerber, D.; Koeppel, Katja Natalie (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) are frequently immobilised for veterinary interventions, disease screening and translocations. Concerns over user and animal safety, costs, and irregularities in opioid supply, have led ...
• Animal rabies in Mozambique : a retrospective study with focus on dog rabies and vaccination coverage 

  Bilaide, S.; Nicolau, Q.; Mapaco, L.; Rodrigues, F.; Pondja Junior, A.; Deve, J.; Sabeta, Claude Taurai; Bauhofer, A.; Chilundo, A.; Fafetine, J.; Abernethy, D.A. (Darrell); Mapatse, M. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-10)

  Rabies, a highly preventable zoonotic disease, remains a major public health problem in Mozambique with approximately 50 human fatalities per annum due to dog-mediated rabies. This study analysed animal rabies cases and ...
• Cytological and histopathological bone marrow findings in dogs with natural Babesia rossi infection 

  Bumby, M.M.; Clift, Sarah Jane; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Leisewitz, Andrew L. (Medpharm Publications, 2024-10)

  An inappropriate regenerative response to anaemia has been reported in B. rossi-associated canine babesiosis. We investigated the impact of canine babesiosis on the bone marrow by evaluating the cytological and histopathological ...
• Copper (Cu) metabolism in domestic herbivores as guide to criteria for predicting the Cu nutritional status of wild ruminants in southern Africa 

  Van Ryssen, J.B.J.; Bath, Gareth (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  In southern Africa game farming has become an effective way of using underutilised resources and a valuable method of preserving and increasing wildlife numbers. However, little is known about the mineral requirements of ...
• An epidemiological study of canine lymphoma in South Africa 

  Harris, Sybrand Ben; Hooijberg, Emma Henriette; Clift, Sarah Jane; Fosgate, Geoffrey Theodore; Du Plessis, E.C.; Rautenbach, Yolandi (Medpharm Publications, 2024-10)

  Breed, age, and sex predispositions for canine lymphoma have been reported for various geographical locations. However, epidemiological information concerning canine lymphoma in South Africa is scarce. The aim of the ...
• A case report of a cementless total hip replacement performed in a pelvic limb amputee after a failed surgical reduction of a traumatic coxo-femoral luxation with a toggle rod 

  Elliott, Ross Christopher; Van de Wetering, Klaas-Jan; Kitshoff, Adriaan Mynhardt (Medpharm Publications, 2024-03)

  Coxo-femoral luxation is the most common luxation seen in dogs after road traffic accidents. There are multiple surgical techniques to repair the luxation. These range from a capsular reconstruction to a total hip ...
• Review of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae as venereal pathogens in horses 

  Scholtz, Melanie; Guthrie, Alan John; Newton, Richard; Schulman, M.L. (Martin) (Wiley, 2024)

  Three bacteria extensively acknowledged as venereal pathogens with the potential to induce endometritis include Taylorella equigenitalis, the causative agent of contagious equine metritis (CEM), specific strains of ...
• A survey of ocular pathology in warmblood horses in South Africa 

  Allen, Ramona; Goodhead, Antony D. (Wiley, 2024)

  BACKGROUND: Warmblood horses are a popular breed around the world for equestrian sports. Previous studies have investigated ocular findings in other breeds of horses; however, no studies exist for the Warmblood ...
• Validation of the Lead Care II System in Cape vultures (Gyps coprotheres) in comparison to ICP-MS using pure standards 

  Naidoo, Vinny; Wolter, Kerri (Elsevier, 2024-09)

  Lead toxicosis remains a concern in raptors, especially following feeding on carcasses sourced from hunting. Rapid diagnosis of lead exposure and easy field monitoring is desirable. The LeadCareII analytical system, validated ...
• Effects of lead on avian thermoregulation in the heat : an experimental test with pied crows (Corvus albus) 

  McKechnie, Andrew E.; Freeman, Marc Trevor; Kemp, Ryno; Wolter, Kerri; Naidoo, Vinny (Elsevier, 2024-09)

  Please read abstract in article.
• Farmer-oriented predictors of smallholder urban pig farming challenges and adoption of sustainable management practices in the Cape Metropole, South Africa 

  Mathobela, Rebecca Mmamakgone; Chikwanha, Obert C.; Katiyatiya, Chenaimoyo L.F.; Molotsi, Annelin Henriehetta; Marufu, Munyaradzi Christopher; Strydom, P.E. (Phillip Evert); Mapiye, Cletos (Springer, 2024)

  Understanding the drivers of farmers’ challenges and adoption of sustainable agricultural practices (SAPs) is crucial for the sustainable development of the small-scale urban pig enterprise in sub-Saharan Africa. A total ...

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